Jamie Carragher reveals who he believes that will be eligible for the Champions League – and his shock prediction for where Arsenal will end in the midst of their current European campaign
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Jamie Carragher believes that Nottingham Forest Will miss the qualification of the Champions League after their crushing defeat Brentford.
The first Liverpool Defender thinks the last place will be fought through Aston Villa And Chelseawhile Manchester City And Newcastle will easily improve.
Indeed, Carragher has supported the city and the magpies to end up for second place Arsenalwho stay in the competition and travel to Paris next week in the semi -final second stage.
“I still think Newcastle and Manchester City Arsenal can catch,” he said at Sky Sports. ‘Only with the situation Arsenal has in the Champions League, Bournemouth At home will not be easy, then they will go to Anfield, they also have to play Newcastle. It is a brilliant race.
“Aston Villa has to win in the next few games to give himself a fight.”
City moved to third place after a 1-0 win Wolves On Friday evening, ten points free from Villa who have a match in hand. Villa comes from a miserable week after the suffering of a devastating last closed defeat in the Etihad before collapsing from the FA Cup.
Jamie Carragher believes that Nottingham Forest is from the race for Champions League qualification
The side of Nuno Espirito Santo suffered from a crushing 2-0 home defeat by Brentford and has lost three of their last four games
Carragher thinks that Chelsea will find it difficult to qualify because their challenging series of games, including collisions against Liverpool, Newcastle and Forest
But in the end he believes that the final qualifying place will be a straight shooting between the blues and Aston Villa
The men of Unai Emery may have the most difficult remaining competitions, but the progress of Tottenham and Manchester United – their last two opponents – in the Europa League can work in their favor.
“Spurs and Manchester United playing in their last two games can even fall on their lap in terms of the Europa League final,” he added. “I think this goes directly to the thread. I don’t think Nottingham Forest is going to make it now, Villa can make a late push. I still think that Chelsea will find it difficult to look at their luminaires. ‘
The slates of the blues includes collisions against the newly award -winning Premier League champions Liverpool, United and Fellow Champions League Chasers Newcastle and Forest on the last day.
Last month, the Supercomputer of Opta predicted that City, Newcastle and Forest would join Liverpool and Arsenal in the top five.
Villa is the next hopeful to play, because they welcome Fulham on Saturday afternoon in Villa Park.
